Vocalise et fureur (version for guitar duo)

The two-movement work is a tribute to Olivier Messiaen.
In the first part an unending melody develops from diatonic fragments in the viola part, accompanied by an ostinato-like six-part chord in staccato. The harmony reflects the melody. The second movement is a motoric ‘perpetuum mobile’. The canonically dovetailed chord figurations are developed from the melody in the first movement. Polyrhythmic superimpositions and permissive sforzati evoke an oppressively tense mood.
In the first part an unending melody develops from diatonic fragments …